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Meg Munn

Labour MP for Sheffield, Heeley

    • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
    • Majority: 11,370 votes. — 86th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Meg Munn voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
    • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
    • Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
    • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

    Read about how the voting record is decided.

    More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

    Committees and topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Home Department, Education and Skills

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS Litigation Authority, St. Helena: Airports, Body Piercing, Pakistan, Middle East

    (based on written questions asked by Meg Munn and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2 Nov 2009) has video

    “Recently I went with the police in Sheffield to observe a raid on a property where cannabis was being grown. The local people were relieved that that had happened and that that activity was to be stopped. Is it not important, in formulating policy, that the Government take account of the wider implications of drugs?”

    More of Meg Munn's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Meg Munn speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 306 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
    Gym membership and personal training sessions provided by Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation from March-July 2008. (Registered 7 October 2008)
    6. Overseas visits
    26-30 March 2009, to Chile for the Progressive Governance conference. Travel and accommodation paid by Policy Network. (Registered 29 April 2009)
    Address of donor: BM LFI, London, WC1N 3XX
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,528
    Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
    Date of visit: 13-18 September 2009
    Purpose of visit: We met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, community representatives, and visited health and social welfare programmes.
    (Registered 23 September2009)

    Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

    View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

    Expenses

    Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
    Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,509 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,321 (joint 184th) £19,722 (joint 1st) £18,009 (joint 2nd)
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Incidental Expenses Provision£14,631 (470th) £19,878 (377th) £18,578 £16,253 (437th) £17,651 (493rd) £18,188 (joint 281st) £18,167 (joint 230th)
    Staffing Allowance£81,047 (516th) £83,544 (353rd) £72,094 £69,449 (398th) £67,850 (333rd) £65,596 (joint 179th) £41,906 (472nd)
    Communications Allowance£6,311 (401st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£8,685 (267th)* £9,883 (222nd)** £8,201 £12,301 (260th) £12,818 (218th) £12,073 (244th) £6,849 (373rd)
    Members' Staff Travel£494 (joint 211th) £1,034 (joint 120th) £1,850 £2,591 (34th) £1,222 (127th) £1,712 (71st) £667 (201st)
    Members' Spouse Travel£2,052 (60th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,308 (128th) £3,326 (41st) £1,985 £2,022 (105th) £1,921 (78th) £512 (563rd) £4,655 (3rd)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,565 (15th) £14,882 (14th) £12,825 £11,598 (31st) £10,822 (19th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,180 (joint 358th) £973 (joint 454th) £973 £1,968 (joint 134th) £1,968 (joint 127th) £1,968 (joint 126th) £1,968 (joint 121st)
    Other Costs£0 £832 (joint 64th) £158 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£144,356 (361st) £156,462 (42nd) £138,173 £137,084 (88th) £134,573 (70th) £119,771 (176th) £92,221 (229th)

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,309 (364th). Rail £6,285 (143rd). Misc £91 (169th).

    ** Car £2,580 (356th). Rail £6,462 (115th). European £841 (51st).